The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-05-14
THE CAMP FIRE.


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ern and Northwestern military organi-
zations entered and acted upon by the
National Drill Committee, at Wash
ington, ID. G.
Illinois battalion of First Regi-
ment; Company III. Sixth Regiment,
competing; Light Battery A; Chicago
Zouaves, competing
Indiana Light Battery "A, First
Regiment, competing; Calling Gun
Platoon, Third Regiment, competing;
Indianapolis Light Infantry, compel
ing; Fort Wayne Rifles, competing;
Richardson Rifles.
Iowa First Regiment, eight com
panies; Muscatine Rites. competing;
Shenandoah Guards, competing; Com
pany A, First Regiment; Company ID,
Second Regiment.
Kansas Company G., First Regi-
nlent.
Colorado -Chaffee Light Artillery.
Dakota Battalion of First Regi-
ment; Company 3, Second Regiment,
competing.
Michigan Battalion Fourth. Regi-
ment; Grand Rapids Guards, COM
peting; Custer Guards, competing;
cadets Michigan Military Academy,
competing; Company +, Fourth Rcgi-
ment, competing.
Minnesota Company A, First Regi-
ment, competing; Company ID, First
Regiment, competing.
Wisconsin First Light Battery,
competing; Milwaukee Light Horse
Squadron; Company A, First Regi-
ment; Company q, Third Infantry.
The entries for individual drill arc
19, and for rifle practice 90.
\ QUEER cox.
There is counterfeit ten-cent
piece with a history" said Jackson
street man yesterday, as he fondled a
greasy looking coin dangling from his
watch chain. "When the Federal
troops were before fredericksburg a
New York volunteer got out of his
trench one morning and, after attract
ing the attention Of Johnny who
could be seen inside the Notifications,
raised flask Of whisky TO his lips,
which were puckered for a long pull.
1.-THE volunteer had taken, perhaps,
three swallows OF the liquor when he
saw a puff OF smoke and flash from
the Notifications, followed second
later by the collapse OF the whisky
flask and the fall of the volunteer
The bottle, which had been struck by
mimic ball, was shivered and the man
who hai held II lay bleeding at our
feet. His upper jaw had been shat
tered by the bullet, which had also
taken away seven of his front teeth
and buried itself high up in his right
cheek. 1t was one of the prettiest
shots / saw during the whole war, and
the volunteer, though seriously
wounded, seemed 10 think il about the
finest piece of work IL had ever been
his pleasure TO witness.
"The bullet was cut out by sur
geon, and as soon as the patient re-
covered from the shock which he ex-
perienced he melted the piece OF lead
and east four Of these dimes. The
volunteer kept one, another went to
his brother, the surgeon kept the third
and was so fortunate as 20 become
the possessor Of the other. SO you see
this little piece of rebel lead broke "a
whisky bottle and human jaw.
knocked out seven teeth, and travelled
over six hundred yards TO battle itself
in liquor and gore. Six months after
this incident we learned that the bullet
was fired by cross eyed man in a
South Carolina regiment. Chicago
Herald.
ITEMS.
Iowa has 100 relief corps.
Claims for pensions now pending
number 294,450.
Reno Post, New York City, has $40,
600 in its permanent fund.
Mrs. Logan is living quietly at her
home, Calumet Place, Washington
City.
The Twenty first Wisconsin holds
its next reunion ut Neenah, Wis, June